Legal Opinion
Alton Wayne Roberts v. Laurens Pierce
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 22, 1968No. 24581PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUGHES, District Judge:
This is a diversity suit filed by Alton Wayne Roberts against Laurens Pierce and Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc., for assault and battery, alleged to have been committed on Roberts by Pierce in the course of his employment with CBS. After a hung jury necessitated the declaration of a mistrial, the district judge entered a judgment for the defendants. We reverse.
Pierce is a news cameraman for CBS who, on January 27, 1965, was engaged in covering a hearing held in connection with indictments returned against Roberts and a number of other people at the Federal Building…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Revlon, Inc. v. Mrs. R. H. BuchananCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
- Wagner v. GibbsMississippi Supreme Court · 1902
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- Jimmy Quinn v. Southwest Wood Products, Inc. And Western Auto Supply CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
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